Guidance

Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheets

External quality assessment (EQA) of water microbiology.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 6 June 2014
• Last updated: 4 August 2020
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  1. 4 August 2020

     Updated translations for Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheet.

  2. 22 July 2020

     Updated Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheet (English).

  3. 25 July 2018

     Added 'Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheet (English)'.

  4. 10 December 2014

     Sample instruction video added.

  5. 23 October 2014

     The Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheet (English) has been published.

  6. 6 June 2014

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 15 May 2025

This content is no longer up-to-date. For the most recent information, see the Food and Environment Proficiency Testing Unit (FEPTU) website.

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Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheet (English)

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Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheet (French)

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Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheet (German)

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Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheet (Italian)

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Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheet (Portuguese)

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Drinking water scheme: sample instruction sheet (Spanish)

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Details

This scheme is suitable for laboratories that routinely monitor drinking water, examining for low levels of indicator organisms.

For further information please contact us at:

Food and environmental proficiency testing unit (FEPTU)

UK Health Security Agency
61 Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5EQ

Email foodeqa@phe.gov.uk

Telephone 020 8327 7119